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250 ml can (8.4 oz.)Traditional, clear, natural oil-based size made in France. LeFranc & Bougeois has earned the reputation of being the best oil size available and experienced gilders request LeFranc for their most important projects. LeFranc size has superior levling properties and most predictable characteristics.

LeFranc 12 Hour Size is suitable for all projects requiring a longer open time for gilding. It reaches tack in 12-14 hours, depending on film thickness, temperature and humidity, and will remain open for gilding for 8-12 hours. Le Franc 12 Hour Size requires one month to fully cure before sealing or glazing. Until fully cured, the gildered surface is fragile and should be protected from harm. The open time for gilding with metal leaf may be less, since metal leaf is heavier. Always stir LeFranc size before use. The driers in LeFranc size settle to the bottom of the container and must be stirred to produce a blended product.

Oil sizes are ready to gild when your knuckle taps the surface without disturbing the size or coming away with residue. Oil sizes may be thinned up to 10 percent with mineral spritis. If thinned, the drying time may be reduced. A soft hair brush will produce a smooth even surface. Brushes are best cleaned with mineral spritis.

Porous surfaces should be sealed to create as smooth surface for gilding. Shellac is recommended for sealing gilded surfaces on interior work.

Natural Pigments

Natural Pigments is a limited liability company based in Willits, California. We manufacture and distribute rare and hard-to-find materials for fine artists and decorators. We specialize in supplying artists' materials that were used in historical painting since pre-historic times up to and including the nineteenth century.

We constantly search for materials and products of the finest quality so that we can bring them direct to you from the source. To do so, we travel the world to find materials specifically for use by professional artists and decorators. We obtain minerals from mines in Afghanistan, Chile, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, to name a few places, processing these into natural pigments. We purchase resins, gums and plants from India, Kenya and Malaysia to make natural varnishes and painting mediums.

Our mission is to provide the largest variety of natural pigments, paints and other professional artists' supplies, enabling us to bring you a selection that makes shopping for rare and hard-to-find art materials easy. Our objective is to promote the education and use of these materials among artists by providing detailed information for their employment in encaustic, fresco, oil, watercolor and tempera painting.
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This product is shipped from our warehouse in Gretna, NE, USA.

This product is brand new and includes the manufacturer's warranty, so you can buy with confidence.

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Can you confirm that this product image is correct and the label is yellow (not tan)? I'm looking for the old formula. Thank you!asked on Aug 20, 2017

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We do not have the old formula, the label is yellow.answered by Tatyana (Staff)
on Aug 21, 2017